Juniper MX480 Commands
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Daily Health Checks
System Status
Check uptime and last reboot
show system uptime
Chassis Alarms
Check for any hardware alarms
show chassis alarms
Chassis Environment
Temperature, fans, and power supplies
show chassis environment
Routing Engine CPU/Memory
RE CPU and memory utilization
show chassis routing-engine
Interface Status
show interfaces terse
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Interface and LAG Monitoring
Quick overview of all interface status
All Aggregate Interfaces (LAGs)
Show all aggregate ethernet interfaces
show interfaces terse | match ae
AE Interface Details
Detailed stats for aggregate interface (change ae0 to your interface)
show interfaces ae0 extensive
LACP Status
LACP protocol status for all LAGs
show lacp interfaces
Interface Errors
Find interfaces with errors
show interfaces extensive | match error
Interface Statistics
Traffic statistics for all interfaces
show interfaces statistics
BGP Routing
Logs and Security
BGP Summary
Quick view of all BGP sessions
show bgp summary
BGP Neighbor Details
Detailed information on all BGP neighbors
show bgp neighbor
BGP Routes Received
Routes received from specific BGP neighbor
show route receive-protocol bgp [neighbor-ip]
BGP Routes Advertised
Routes being advertised to BGP neighbor
show route advertising-protocol bgp [neighbor-ip]
Active BGP Routes
Currently active BGP routes
show route protocol bgp active-path
Routing Information
System Messages (Recent)
Last 50 system log messages
show log messages | last 50
Security Logs
Commands executed by users
show log interactive-commands
Active Users
Currently logged in users
show system users
Login History
Recent login attempts
show log messages | match login
Firewall Filter Counters
Firewall filter hit counts
show firewall
Routing Table Summary
show route summary
Configuration Management
Summary of routing table by protocol
Active Routes
Full routing table (can be large!)
show route
Route to Specific IP
Lookup specific destination
show route [ip-address]
Default Route
Check default gateway
show route 0.0.0.0/0
Show Configuration
Display current configuration
show configuration
Show Configuration (Set Format)
Configuration in set command format
show configuration | display set
Configuration Changes
Troubleshooting
Recent configuration commits
show system commit
Commit Configuration
Save configuration changes (use in config mode)
commit
Commit with Comment
Save with descriptive comment
commit comment "your description here"
Ping Test
Test connectivity
ping 8.8.8.8 count 5
Traceroute
Trace network path
traceroute 8.8.8.8
Clear Interface Statistics
Reset all interface counters
clear interfaces statistics all
Monitor Traffic on Interface
Real-time traffic monitoring (Ctrl+C to stop)
monitor interface ae0
Request System Information
Generate comprehensive diagnostic info
request support information
